Closet-seat.



R C. LUSSIER.

CLOSET SEAT.

APPLICATION HLED AuG.2s, 1911.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

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ROSARIO C. LUSSIER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOSETSEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

patented Jan. v, 1919.

Application filed August 23, 1917. Serial No. 187,766. Y s

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, RosARro C. LUssmR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCloset-Seats, of which `the following is a specification.

This invention relates to closet fixtures and has more particularrelation to closetseats.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an integralseat construction of plastic material possessed of heat, water andvermin resisting properties, and calculated not to warp, buckle or crackin use, the cost of manufacture of which is not in excess of present dayfixtures/and the .commercial value and hygienic features of which arematerially increased. Other and further objects will be hereinafterreferred to.

The invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described andnally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly sectioned, of a seat and coverembodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in central section thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the seat; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of the underside of the cover.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown intheaccompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred byme, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory andreliable results, althouoh it is to be understood that thevariouslnstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as hereinshown and described.

In practising the invention, I utilize for the purpose of manufacturingthe seat 10 and its cover 11 a plastic composition of fire, water andvermin resisting properties. Such composition consists of a mixture ofasbestos, magnesite, chlorid of magnesia and to the present invention.Within a" form or mold of desired configuration is iirst placed a thinlayer of the above described composition or plastic. Upon such layer ofcomposition is placed a reinforce embracing a wire mesh or screen-work12 theI marginall edges of which are bound by wires 18 and 14 in makinga seat 10 and a wire 15 in making a cover 11. The wires 13, 14 and 15are of a configuration to conform to the marginal contour of said partsand in practice are disposed in juxtaposition thereto so as to providestrength and rigidity to such marginal portions. 'Io each reinforce issoldered or otherwise secured a pair ofproperly positioned thin metallicplates 16 tapped for the reception of screws with which hinge plates 17are secured to the seat and cover. The reinforce or screen-work 12 ma;7be' further braced by means of wire rods 18 inserted between the wires13 and 14 or between the curvature of wire 15. Upon each reinforce thuspositioned is placed another layer of the said composition and pressureis then applied to the contents of the mold to press the compositionbetween the mesh of the reinforce and securely embed the latter therein.The seat or cover as may be is then subjected to heat to bake or hardenthe product. It becomes necessary now to finish the article ofmanufacture to apply` the hinge connections. In this respect while theabove described composition is admirably suited for the introduction ofscrews for securing in place the hinge joints, the plates 16 precludethe possibility of screws working loose. As before stated the reinforceand plates 16 may be omitted if desired.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and usefulconstruction which, embodies the features of advantage enumer-y ated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above descriptionand While I' have in the present instance shown and described thepreferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to givesatisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the sameis susceptible of modification invarious particulars Without departingfrom the-spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

What I claim is:

A closet seat and its hinged lid each of plastic composition and eachprovided With a Wire mesh reinforce embedded therein said Wire meshbeing bound With marginal reinforcing Wires the respective ends of saidCopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe VCommissoner of Patents, A

.Wires being connected together sothat said Wires conform. to themarginal outlines of said seat and lid respectively, a plurality ofreinforcing cross Wires connected between said marginal Wires, andplates embedded 20 ROSARIO c. LUssIIiR.

Witnesses WILLIAM J. JACKSON, HA'ITIE FRIEDBAUM.

Washington, D. C.

